South American Odyssey with Amazon & Easter Island 2021

Triple the sights, sounds, and sizzle on this South American vacation through three of the continent’s most scintillating countries. As you samba through Brazil, tango through Argentina, and cueca through Chile, your toes will meet the liveliest of dance floors, the sandiest of beaches, and the most storied of streets. Guided visits to the vibrant cities of Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, and Santiago are perfectly balanced with quieter excursions to lush rainforests, chic waterfront resorts in Patagonia, and even a rural Argentine ranch where you can saddle a horse and be a beret-wearing gaucho for the day. Traditional open-fire barbecues and crispy empanadas will satisfy your cowboy cravings throughout your South American journey, while witnessing both sides of thundering Iguassu Falls, cruising Patagonian fjords beneath the soaring peaks of the Andes, and visiting Chile’s renowned wine country will quench your thirst for scenic adventure.

Looking for the perfect introduction to sensational South America? How about the “Meeting of the Waters” where the chocolate-colored Rio Negro flows alongside the yellowish Rio Solimões without ever mixing. You’ll also meet monkeys, catch piranhas, and explore a native caboclo village when you begin your tour of South America with a Monograms vacation package to Brazil’s Amazon.

Leave no stone uncovered on the hunt for archeological treasures on the world’s most isolated inhabited island. Home to the world’s largest open-air museum and nearly 1,000 mysterious Moai statues, Chile’s Easter Island is an intriguing extension to your South America vacation.

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With Amazon & PeruSGY2
With Amazon & PeruSGY2
With Easter Island SGQ
With Easter Island SGQ
South American OdysseySGE
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MEALS

ITINERARY

Day 1

Welcome to Manaus! Meet your Monograms representative at your hotel
Dinner

Day 2

MANAUS “Meeting of the Waters” cruise. AMAZON JUNGLE Naturalist guided visit to a Jungle Island
BreakfastLunch Dinner

Day 3

AMAZON JUNGLE Nature walk led by a Naturalist. Visit to an Amazon village and a Monkey Jungle Reserve to learn about rehabilitating indigenous primates. Nighttime Naturalist led excursion to search for nocturnal life
BreakfastLunch Dinner

Day 4

MANAUS Depart your Amazon jungle lodge for guided sightseeing of Manaus including the Opera House and a local market. RIO DE JANEIRO Fly to Rio de Janeiro
Breakfast

Day 5

RIO DE JANEIRO Free time this morning. At 3:30 pm, meet your Tour Director for a drive along Ipanema and Copacabana beaches. Cable-car ascent to the summit of Sugar Loaf Mountain for a cocktail party to [LF] sample caipirinhas (the famous Brazilian rum drink)
Breakfast

Day 6

RIO DE JANEIRO Guided sightseeing includes a scenic cog railway ride to see Christ the Redeemer statue atop Corcovado Mountain. Visit the Cathedral and see the Sambodromo, Carnival Parade location. Brazilian Churrascaria (traditional Portuguese BBQ) dinner at a local restaurant this evening
Breakfast Dinner

Day 7

RIO DE JANEIRO Free day
Breakfast

Day 8

RIO DE JANEIRO Fly to Iguassu Falls. IGUASSU FALLS Guided sightseeing with a Local Guide in Iguassu National Park on the Brazilian side of the falls
Breakfast Dinner

Day 9

IGUASSU FALLS Travel to the Argentine side of Iguassu Falls. Visit the rainforest via Ecological Jungle Train for a guided walking tour of the falls by a Local Guide. Free time this afternoon and evening
Breakfast

Day 10

IGUASSU FALLS Fly to Buenos Aires. BUENOS AIRES Orientation tour
Breakfast

Day 11

BUENOS AIRES Guided sightseeing with a Local Guide includes a walking tour of La Boca and San Telmo districts. See La Casa Rosada (the President’s Pink House), the Metropolitan Cathedral, and the Teatro Colón Opera House. Visit the site of Eva Perón’s tomb at Recoleta Cemetery. Argentinean [LF] empanada cooking class. Private [LF] Tango lesson followed by Argentine steak dinner and Tango show
Breakfast Dinner

Day 12

BUENOS AIRES Scenic drive to the pampas to visit an [LF] Argentine estancia (ranch). Welcome reception includes empanadas, local beverages, and wine. Authentic Argentine lunch with live music, followed by a horseback ride or carriage ride and a gaucho (cowboy) horsemanship performance
BreakfastLunch

Day 13

BUENOS AIRES Fly to Bariloche in Patagonia in the heart of Argentina’s Lake District. BARILOCHE Orientation walk with a Local Guide includes city hall, Municipality Square clock tower, and chocolate factories
Breakfast Dinner

Day 14

BARILOCHE Guided sightseeing with a Local Guide includes a scenic chairlift ride to Cerro Campanario summit for views of the Andean peaks, Llao Llao Peninsula, Lago Moreno, and Lopez Bay. Lunch at a local restaurant. Free time this afternoon and evening
BreakfastLunch

Day 15

BARILOCHE [LF] Andes Lake crossing from glacial fjord Lago Nahuel Huapi to Puerto Blest. PUERTO BLEST Scenic drive through pine forests and mountains en route to Lago Todos los Santos. Catamaran cruise into Chile past Osorno Volcano, along Lago Llanquihue en route to Puerto Varas in Chilean Patagonia
BreakfastLunch Dinner

Day 16

PUERTO MONTT Guided sightseeing with a Local Guide includes seaport fish market and downtown. Fly to Santiago. (B,D)
Breakfast Dinner

Day 17

SANTIAGO Guided sightseeing with a Local Guide includes the Government Palace, Plaza de Armas, San Cristobal Hill, and the Cathedral. Guided tour and tasting at Concha Y Toro Winery. (B)
Breakfast

Day 18

SANTIAGO Free day before a farewell dinner this evening. (B,D) ENHANCE YOUR FREE TIME in Santiago with an excursion to Valparaiso and Viña del Mar. This and more options throughout your tour are available for purchase with MyGlobus. Get local maps and tips for free time on your GlobusGO mobile app
Breakfast Dinner

Day 19

SANTIAGO Fly to Easter Island. EASTER ISLAND Transfer to your hotel
Breakfast

Day 20

EASTER ISLAND Private guided sightseeing including Ahu Vaihu, where eight large moai lie in ruins, and the ancient burial site of Ahu Akahanga. Next, visit the quarry of Rano Raraku where 394 statues are found in various stages of completion. In the afternoon, visit Ahu Tongariki with 15 beautifully restored moai, and at Ahu Te Pito Kura, see the largest moai ever transported and erected. Last stop is Anakena Beach where King Hotu Matu’a first landed on Rapa Nui
BreakfastLunch

Day 21

EASTER ISLAND This morning, your private tour visits the Rano Kau Volcano, with a caldera that contains one of the island’s freshwater lakes. At the nearby ceremonial village of Orongo, see the restored houses and remains of an ancient Ahu. Head to Ana Kai Tagata, an ancient cave with wall paintings on the rock. This afternoon, visit Ahu Akivi, with seven restored moais in the middle of the island. According to legend, the statues represent the seven scouts sent to Easter Island by King Hotu Matu’a. Finally, visit the Puna Pau topknot quarry with its red scoria stone, where the Pukaos on top of the moai were made
Breakfast

Day 22

EASTER ISLAND Fly to Santiago. SANTIAGO Free time this evening
Breakfast

Day 23

Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning
Breakfast

Day 24

ARRIVE IN MANAUS, BRAZIL

Day 25

MANAUS–AMAZON JUNGLE

Day 26

AMAZON JUNGLE

Day 27

AMAZON JUNGLE–MANAUS–RIO DE JANEIRO

Day 28

RIO DE JANEIRO

Day 29

RIO DE JANEIRO

Day 30

RIO DE JANEIRO

Day 31

RIO DE JANEIRO–IGUASSU FALLS

Day 32

IGUASSU FALLS

Day 33

IGUASSU FALLS–BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA

Day 34

BUENOS AIRES

Day 35

BUENOS AIRES

Day 36

BUENOS AIRES–BARILOCHE

Day 37

BARILOCHE

Day 38

BARILOCHE–PUERTO BLEST–PUERTO VARAS, CHILE

Day 39

PUERTO VARAS–PUERTO MONTT–SANTIAGO

Day 40

SANTIAGO

Day 41

SANTIAGO

Day 42

SANTIAGO–EASTER ISLAND

Day 43

EASTER ISLAND

Day 44

EASTER ISLAND

Day 45

EASTER ISLAND–SANTIAGO

Day 46

SANTIAGO

Day 47

Dinner

Day 48

BreakfastLunchDinner

Day 49

BreakfastLunchDinner

Day 50

Breakfast

Day 51

Breakfast

Day 52

BreakfastDinner

Day 53

Breakfast

Day 54

BreakfastDinner

Day 55

Breakfast

Day 56

Breakfast

Day 57

BreakfastDinner

Day 58

BreakfastLunch

Day 59

BreakfastDinner

Day 60

BreakfastLunch

Day 61

BreakfastLunchDinner

Day 62

BreakfastDinner

Day 63

Breakfast

Day 64

BreakfastDinner

Day 65

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Day 66

BreakfastLunch

Day 67

Breakfast

Day 68

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Day 69

Breakfast

Day 70 ARRIVE IN MANAUS, BRAZIL.

Welcome to Manaus! Meet your Monograms representative at your hotel
Dinner

Day 71 MANAUS–AMAZON JUNGLE.

MANAUS “Meeting of the Waters” cruise. AMAZON JUNGLE Naturalist guided visit to a Jungle Island
BreakfastLunch Dinner

Day 72 AMAZON JUNGLE.

AMAZON JUNGLE Nature walk led by a Naturalist. Visit to an Amazon village and a Monkey Jungle Reserve to learn about rehabilitating indigenous primates. Nighttime Naturalist led excursion to search for nocturnal life
BreakfastLunch Dinner

Day 73 AMAZON JUNGLE–MANAUS–RIO DE JANEIRO.

MANAUS Depart your Amazon jungle lodge for guided sightseeing of Manaus including the Opera House and a local market. RIO DE JANEIRO Fly to Rio de Janeiro
Breakfast

Day 74 RIO DE JANEIRO.

RIO DE JANEIRO Free time this morning. At 3:30 pm, meet your Tour Director for a drive along Ipanema and Copacabana beaches. Cable-car ascent to the summit of Sugar Loaf Mountain for a cocktail party to [LF] sample caipirinhas (the famous Brazilian rum drink)
Breakfast

Day 75 RIO DE JANEIRO.

RIO DE JANEIRO Guided sightseeing includes a scenic cog railway ride to see Christ the Redeemer statue atop Corcovado Mountain. Visit the Cathedral and see the Sambodromo, Carnival Parade location. Brazilian Churrascaria (traditional Portuguese BBQ) dinner at a local restaurant this evening
Breakfast Dinner

Day 76 RIO DE JANEIRO.

RIO DE JANEIRO Free day
Breakfast

Day 77 RIO DE JANEIRO–IGUASSU FALLS.

RIO DE JANEIRO Fly to Iguassu Falls. IGUASSU FALLS Guided sightseeing with a Local Guide in Iguassu National Park on the Brazilian side of the falls
Breakfast Dinner

Day 78 IGUASSU FALLS.

IGUASSU FALLS Travel to the Argentine side of Iguassu Falls. Visit the rainforest via Ecological Jungle Train for a guided walking tour of the falls by a Local Guide. Free time this afternoon and evening
Breakfast

Day 79 IGUASSU FALLS–BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA.

IGUASSU FALLS Fly to Buenos Aires. BUENOS AIRES Orientation tour
Breakfast

Day 80 BUENOS AIRES.

BUENOS AIRES Guided sightseeing with a Local Guide includes a walking tour of La Boca and San Telmo districts. See La Casa Rosada (the President’s Pink House), the Metropolitan Cathedral, and the Teatro Colón Opera House. Visit the site of Eva Perón’s tomb at Recoleta Cemetery. Argentinean [LF] empanada cooking class. Private [LF] Tango lesson followed by Argentine steak dinner and Tango show
Breakfast Dinner

Day 81 BUENOS AIRES.

BUENOS AIRES Scenic drive to the pampas to visit an [LF] Argentine estancia (ranch). Welcome reception includes empanadas, local beverages, and wine. Authentic Argentine lunch with live music, followed by a horseback ride or carriage ride and a gaucho (cowboy) horsemanship performance
BreakfastLunch

Day 82 BUENOS AIRES–BARILOCHE.

BUENOS AIRES Fly to Bariloche in Patagonia in the heart of Argentina’s Lake District. BARILOCHE Orientation walk with a Local Guide includes city hall, Municipality Square clock tower, and chocolate factories
Breakfast Dinner

Day 83 BARILOCHE.

BARILOCHE Guided sightseeing with a Local Guide includes a scenic chairlift ride to Cerro Campanario summit for views of the Andean peaks, Llao Llao Peninsula, Lago Moreno, and Lopez Bay. Lunch at a local restaurant. Free time this afternoon and evening
BreakfastLunch

Day 84 BARILOCHE–PUERTO BLEST–PUERTO VARAS, CHILE.

BARILOCHE [LF] Andes Lake crossing from glacial fjord Lago Nahuel Huapi to Puerto Blest. PUERTO BLEST Scenic drive through pine forests and mountains en route to Lago Todos los Santos. Catamaran cruise into Chile past Osorno Volcano, along Lago Llanquihue en route to Puerto Varas in Chilean Patagonia
BreakfastLunch Dinner

Day 85 PUERTO VARAS–PUERTO MONTT–SANTIAGO.

PUERTO MONTT Guided sightseeing with a Local Guide includes seaport fish market and downtown. Fly to Santiago. (B,D)
Breakfast Dinner

Day 86 SANTIAGO.

SANTIAGO Guided sightseeing with a Local Guide includes the Government Palace, Plaza de Armas, San Cristobal Hill, and the Cathedral. Guided tour and tasting at Concha Y Toro Winery. (B)
Breakfast

Day 87 SANTIAGO.

SANTIAGO Free day before a farewell dinner this evening. (B,D) ENHANCE YOUR FREE TIME in Santiago with an excursion to Valparaiso and Viña del Mar. This and more options throughout your tour are available for purchase with MyGlobus. Get local maps and tips for free time on your GlobusGO mobile app
Breakfast Dinner

Day 88 SANTIAGO–EASTER ISLAND.

SANTIAGO Fly to Easter Island. EASTER ISLAND Transfer to your hotel
Breakfast

Day 89 EASTER ISLAND.

EASTER ISLAND Private guided sightseeing including Ahu Vaihu, where eight large moai lie in ruins, and the ancient burial site of Ahu Akahanga. Next, visit the quarry of Rano Raraku where 394 statues are found in various stages of completion. In the afternoon, visit Ahu Tongariki with 15 beautifully restored moai, and at Ahu Te Pito Kura, see the largest moai ever transported and erected. Last stop is Anakena Beach where King Hotu Matu’a first landed on Rapa Nui
BreakfastLunch

Day 90 EASTER ISLAND.

EASTER ISLAND This morning, your private tour visits the Rano Kau Volcano, with a caldera that contains one of the island’s freshwater lakes. At the nearby ceremonial village of Orongo, see the restored houses and remains of an ancient Ahu. Head to Ana Kai Tagata, an ancient cave with wall paintings on the rock. This afternoon, visit Ahu Akivi, with seven restored moais in the middle of the island. According to legend, the statues represent the seven scouts sent to Easter Island by King Hotu Matu’a. Finally, visit the Puna Pau topknot quarry with its red scoria stone, where the Pukaos on top of the moai were made
Breakfast

Day 91 EASTER ISLAND–SANTIAGO.

EASTER ISLAND Fly to Santiago. SANTIAGO Free time this evening
Breakfast

Day 92 SANTIAGO.

Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning.

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